(NEW YORK)— In response to the removal of nearly 400 book titles from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library this week after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office ordered the school to get rid of books that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, PEN America released the comments below on Saturday from Jonathan Friedman, managing director of U.S. Free Expression programs, and … Continue reading PEN America on 381 Banned Books at the U.S. Naval Academy: “Books are not the enemy; ignorance is the enemy.”